United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-06-12 monographic deposited born digital 30 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-762 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-762 P0b002ee18037af90 f:d07762 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-05-04 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-762 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-762 GAO-07-762 Needs assessment Nuclear facility safety Nuclear waste disposal Program evaluation Program management Radioactive waste disposal Requirements definition Schedule slippages Technology Waste management Waste treatment Cost growth DOE Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant Project Other Written Product A70592 The Department of Energy (DOE) is demonstrating a technology called bulk vitrification, in parallel with the Hanford waste treatment plant, to treat a portion of the radioactive waste stored in 177 tanks at its Hanford site in southeastern Washington state. DOE faces technical and management problems that have affected the original objectives to justify demonstrating the bulk vitrification technology. This report discusses the extent to which DOE (1) has managed the bulk vitrification demonstration project consistent with DOE management guidance and (2) continues to need a supplemental technology, such as bulk vitrification, to treat a portion of the low-activity tank waste. To assess DOE's management of the project, GAO reviewed reports by DOE and others and discussed the project with DOE and contractor officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-762/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-762.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-762/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-762.pdf GAO-07-762 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-762 Other Written Product GAO-07-762; Nuclear Waste: DOE Should Reassess Whether the Bulk Vitrification Demonstration Project at Its Hanford Site Is Still Needed to Treat Radioactive Waste; Needs assessment Nuclear facility safety Nuclear waste disposal Program evaluation Program management Radioactive waste disposal Requirements definition Schedule slippages Technology Waste management Waste treatment Cost growth DOE Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant Project